SLC7A3

Solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 3

Identifiers

SLC7A3; ATRC3; CAT-3; CAT3; FLJ14541; MGC20687

External IDs

OMIM: 300443 MGI: 1100521 HomoloGene: 56382 GeneCards: SLC7A3 Gene

Gene Ontology
Molecular function	• L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity • amino acid transmembrane transporter activity • arginine transmembrane transporter activity • L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity • cationic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Cellular component	• plasma membrane • integral to membrane
Biological process	• amino acid transmembrane transport • ion transport • amino acid transport • regulation of TOR signaling cascade • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process • transmembrane transport
Sources: Amigo / QuickGO

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

RefSeq (mRNA)

RefSeq (protein)

Location (UCSC)

Chr X:
70.15 – 70.15 Mb

Chr X:
98.27 – 98.28 Mb

PubMed search

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[2]

Cationic amino acid transporter 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A3 gene.^[1]^[2]

SLC7A3 is a member of the system y+ family of transporters characterized by sodium-independent transport of cationic amino acids.[supplied by OMIM]^[2]

References

^ Vekony N, Wolf S, Boissel JP, Gnauert K, Closs EI (Oct 2001). "Human cationic amino acid transporter hCAT-3 is preferentially expressed in peripheral tissues". Biochemistry 40 (41): 12387–94. doi:10.1021/bi011345c. PMID 11591158.
^ ^a ^b "Entrez Gene: SLC7A3 solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 3". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=84889.

Hosokawa H, Sawamura T, Kobayashi S, et al. (1997). "Cloning and characterization of a brain-specific cationic amino acid transporter.". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (13): 8717–22. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.13.8717. PMID 9079705.
Ito K, Groudine M (1997). "A new member of the cationic amino acid transporter family is preferentially expressed in adult mouse brain.". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (42): 26780–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.42.26780. PMID 9334265.
Hosokawa H, Ninomiya H, Sawamura T, et al. (1999). "Neuron-specific expression of cationic amino acid transporter 3 in the adult rat brain.". Brain Res. 838 (1-2): 158–65. doi:10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01686-8. PMID 10446328.
Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=139241.
Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMC 528928. PMID 15489334. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=528928.
Gilles W, Vulcu SD, Liewald JF, et al. (2005). "Monovalent cation conductance in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing hCAT-3.". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1668 (2): 234–9. doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.12.011. PMID 15737334.
Otsuki T, Ota T, Nishikawa T, et al. (2007). "Signal sequence and keyword trap in silico for selection of full-length human cDNAs encoding secretion or membrane proteins from oligo-capped cDNA libraries.". DNA Res. 12 (2): 117–26. doi:10.1093/dnares/12.2.117. PMID 16303743.
Rotmann A, Vékony N, Gassner D, et al. (2006). "Activation of classical protein kinase C reduces the expression of human cationic amino acid transporter 3 (hCAT-3) in the plasma membrane.". Biochem. J. 395 (1): 117–23. doi:10.1042/BJ20051558. PMC 1409692. PMID 16332251. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1409692.

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Membrane proteins, carrier proteins: membrane transport proteins solute carrier (TC 2A)

By group

SLC1–10

(1) high affinity glutamate and neutral amino-acid transporter (SLC1A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

(2) facilitative GLUT transporter (SLC2A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

(3) heavy subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters (SLC3A1, 2)

(4) bicarbonate transporter (SLC4A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

(5) sodium glucose cotransporter (SLC5A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

(6) sodium- and chloride- dependent sodium:neurotransmitter symporters (SLC6A1, SLC6A2, SLC6A3, SLC6A4, SLC6A5, SLC6A6, SLC6A7, SLC6A8, SLC6A9, SLC6A10, SLC6A11, SLC6A12, SLC6A13, SLC6A14, SLC6A15, SLC6A16, SLC6A17, SLC6A18, SLC6A19, SLC6A20)

(7) cationic amino-acid transporter/glycoprotein-associated (SLC7A1, SLC7A2, SLC7A3, SLC7A4) glycoprotein-associated/light or catalytic subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters (SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC7A7, SLC7A8, SLC7A9, SLC7A10, SLC7A11, SLC7A13, SLC7A14)

(8) Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (SLC8A1, SLC8A2, SLC8A3)

(9) Na+/H+ exchanger (SLC9A1, SLC9A2, SLC9A3, SLC9A4, SLC9A5, SLC9A6, SLC9A7, SLC9A8, SLC9A9, SLC9A10, SLC9A11)

(10) sodium bile salt cotransport (SLC10A1, SLC10A2, SLC10A3, SLC10A4, SLC10A5, SLC10A6, SLC10A7); 10A1 · 10A2 · 10A3 · 10A7

SLC11–20

(11) proton coupled metal ion transporter (SLC11A1, SLC11A2) 11A3

(12) electroneutral cation-Cl cotransporter (SLC12A1, SLC12A1, SLC12A2, SLC12A3, SLC12A4, SLC12A5, SLC12A6, SLC12A7, SLC12A8, SLC12A9)

(13) human Na+-sulfate/carboxylate cotransporter (SLC13A1, SLC13A2, SLC13A3, SLC13A4, SLC13A5)

(14) urea transporter (SLC14A1, SLC14A2)

(15) proton oligopeptide cotransporter (SLC15A1, SLC15A2, SLC15A3, SLC15A4)

(16) monocarboxylate transporter (SLC16A1, SLC16A2, SLC16A3, SLC16A4, SLC16A5, SLC16A6, SLC16A7, SLC16A8, SLC16A9, SLC16A10, SLC16A11, SLC16A12, SLC16A13, SLC16A14)

(17) vesicular glutamate transporter (SLC17A1, SLC17A2, SLC17A3, SLC17A4, SLC17A5, SLC17A6, SLC17A7, SLC17A8, SLC17A9)

(18) vesicular amine transporter (SLC18A1, SLC18A2, SLC18A3)

(19) folate/thiamine transporter (SLC19A1, SLC19A2, SLC19A3)

(20) type III Na+-phosphate cotransporter (SLC20A1, SLC20A2)

SLC21–30

(21) organic anion transporting (SLCO1A2, SLCO1B1, SLCO1B3, SLCO1B4, SLCO1C1) (SLCO2A1, SLCO2B1) (SLCO3A1) (SLCO4A1, SLCO4C1) (SLCO5A1) (SLCO6A1)

(22) organic cation/anion/zwitterion transporter (SLC22A1, SLC22A2, SLC22A3, SLC22A4, SLC22A5, SLC22A6, SLC22A7, SLC22A8, SLC22A9, SLC22A10, SLC22A11, SLC22A12, SLC22A13, SLC22A14, SLC22A15, SLC22A16, SLC22A17, SLC22A18, SLC22A19, SLC22A20)

(23) Na+-dependent ascorbic acid transporter (SLC23A1, SLC23A2, SLC23A3, SLC23A4)

(24) Na+/(Ca2+-K+) exchanger (SLC24A1, SLC24A2, SLC24A3, SLC24A4, SLC24A5, SLC24A6)

(25) mitochondrial carrier (SLC25A1, SLC25A2, SLC25A3, SLC25A4, SLC25A5, SLC25A6, SLC25A7, SLC25A8, SLC25A9, SLC25A10, SLC25A11, SLC25A12, SLC25A13, SLC25A14, SLC25A15, SLC25A16, SLC25A17, SLC25A18, SLC25A19, SLC25A20, SLC25A21, SLC25A22, SLC25A23, SLC25A24, SLC25A25, SLC25A26, SLC25A27, SLC25A28, SLC25A29, SLC25A30, SLC25A31, SLC25A32, SLC25A33, SLC25A34, SLC25A35, SLC25A36, SLC25A37, SLC25A38, SLC25A39, SLC25A40, SLC25A41, SLC25A42, SLC25A43, SLC25A44, SLC25A45, SLC25A46)

(26) multifunctional anion exchanger (SLC26A1, SLC26A2, SLC26A3, SLC26A4, SLC26A5, SLC26A6, SLC26A7, SLC26A8, SLC26A9, SLC26A10, SLC26A11)

(27) fatty acid transport proteins (SLC27A1, SLC27A2, SLC27A3, SLC27A4, SLC27A5, SLC27A6)

(28) Na+-coupled nucleoside transport (SLC28A1, SLC28A2, SLC28A3

(29) facilitative nucleoside transporter (SLC29A1, SLC29A2, SLC29A3, SLC29A4)

(30) zinc efflux (SLC30A1, SLC30A2, SLC30A3, SLC30A4, SLC30A5, SLC30A6, SLC30A7, SLC30A8, SLC30A9, SLC30A10)

SLC31–40

(31) copper transporter (SLC31A1)

(32) vesicular inhibitory amino-acid transporter (SLC32A1)

(33) Acetyl-CoA transporter (SLC33A1)

(34) type II Na+-phosphate cotransporter (SLC34A1, SLC34A2, SLC34A3)

(35) nucleoside-sugar transporter (SLC35A1, SLC35A2, SLC35A3, SLC35A4, SLC35A5) (SLC35B1, SLC35B2, SLC35B3, SLC35B4) (SLC35C1, SLC35C2) (SLC35D1, SLC35D2, SLC35D3) (SLC35E1, SLC35E2, SLC35E3, SLC35E4)

(36) proton-coupled amino-acid transporter (SLC36A1, SLC36A2, SLC36A3, SLC36A4)36A2 ·

(37) sugar-phosphate/phosphate exchanger (SLC37A1, SLC37A2, SLC37A3, SLC37A4)

(38) System A & N, sodium-coupled neutral amino-acid transporter (SLC38A1, SLC38A2, SLC38A3, SLC38A4, SLC38A5, SLC38A6, SLC38A10)

(39) metal ion transporter (SLC39A1, SLC39A2, SLC39A3, SLC39A4, SLC39A5, SLC39A6, SLC39A7, SLC39A8, SLC39A9, SLC39A10, SLC39A11, SLC39A12, SLC39A13, SLC39A14)

(40) basolateral iron transporter (SLC40A1)

SLC41–48

(41) MgtE-like magnesium transporter (SLC41A1, SLC41A2, SLC41A3)

(42) Ammonia transporter (RhAG, RhBG, RhCG)

(43) Na+-independent, system-L like amino-acid transporter (SLC43A1, SLC43A2, SLC43A3)

(44) Choline-like transporter (SLC44A1, SLC44A2, SLC44A3, SLC44A4, SLC44A5)

(45) Putative sugar transporter (SLC45A1, SLC45A2, SLC54A3, SLC45A4)

(46) Folate transporter (SLC46A1, SLC46A2)

(47) multidrug and toxin extrusion (SLC47A1, SLC47A2)

(48) Heme transporter

SLCO1–4

O1A2 · O1B1 · O1B3 · O2B1 · O431 · O4A1

Ion pumps

Symporter, Cotransporter	Na+/K+/2Cl- - Na/Pi3 - Na+/Cl- - Na/glucose - Na+/I- - Cl-/K+ (4, 5)

Antiporter (exchanger)	Na+/H+ - Na+/Ca2+ (Na+/(Ca2+-K+)) - Cl-/HCO3- (Band 3) - Cl-formate exchanger - Cl-oxalate exchanger

see also solute carrier disorders
B memb: cead, trns (1A, 1C, 1F, 2A, 3A1, 3A2-3, 3D), othr

SLC7A3

See also

References

Further reading